Beginner Guides
Smite 2 for Beginners: Third-Person MOBA Basics
New to Smite 2? Learn what makes the third-person MOBA different, how Conquest and the roles work, how items and Aspects fit in, and which modes to try first.
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Beginner Guides
Deadlock Explained: How Valve’s Third-Person MOBA Works
Deadlock mixes third-person shooting with MOBA lanes, troopers and a souls economy. Here is how Valve's 6v6 game works and how to get access in 2026.
Heroes & Items
Dota 2 Items Explained: Components, Recipes and Neutral Items
How Dota 2 items work: components, recipes, actives and passives, consumables, the Secret Shop and the crafted neutral item system.
Beginner Guides
League of Legends for Beginners: The First Things to Learn
New to League of Legends? Learn what matters first: picking champions, abilities, summoner spells, farming, recalling, map awareness and objectives.
Beginner Guides
Dota 2 for Beginners: What to Learn First
A step-by-step learning path for new Dota 2 players: hero choice, last hitting, the shop and courier, the minimap, TP scrolls, buyback and high ground.
Beginner Guides
How Teamfight Tactics Works: A Beginner’s Guide to TFT
A plain-language guide to a Teamfight Tactics game: eight players, stages and rounds, the shop, star levels, traits, items, health and placement.
Beginner Guides
What Is a MOBA? A Beginner’s Guide to the Genre
What a MOBA is, where the name came from, how a match unfolds from laning to the final push, and how today's major MOBAs differ from each other.